2016 Winners

Below are the projects recognized as winners in the 2016 Passive Projects Design Competition

Best Overall Project

RMI Innovation Center | Basalt, Colorado

Architect: ZGF; MEP: PAE; High Performance Consultant: Architectural Applications; Builder: J.E. DUNN; Rater: Francisco Reina

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Single-Family Winner

Park Passive | Seattle, Washington

CPHC: Rob Harrison, Harrison Architects; Architect: Marie Ljubojevic and Lauren McCunney, NK Architects; Builder: Sloan Ritchie, Cascade Built; Rater: Tadashi Shiga, Evergreen Certified; Mechanical Engineer: Jonathan Cohen, ImaginEnergy; THERM Modeling: Bronwyn Barry, One Sky Homes; Bob Ryan, Passive House Academy; Structural Engineer: Panos Trochalakis, YT Engineers

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Single-Family Honorable Mention

Madrona Passive House | Seattle, Washington

CPHC®: Dan Whitmore; Architect: SHED Architecture & Design; Builder: Hammer and Hand, Inc; Rater: Skylar Swinford from Energy Systems Co

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Multifamily Winner

Village Center Apartments | Brewer, Maine

CPHC: Colin Schless, Thornton Tomasetti; Architect: CWS Architects; Builder: Wright Ryan Construction; Rater: Diane Schless, Hoizone Maine; Verifier: Chris Mctaggert (PHIUS QA; Developer: Erin Cooperrider, Community Housing of Maine

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Multifamily Honorable Mention

Ivy City Passive Townhouses - Block A | Washington, DC

CPHC: bg design & consulting llc, Barbara Gehrung; Architect: Zavos A&D, Bruce Zavos, Matt Fine; Owner: Habitat for Humanity Washington D.C.: Theresa Hamm, Daniel Hines, Andrew Modley; Mechanical Engineer: L.S. Grimm ; Rater/Verifier: Conway Energy, Chris Conway

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Affordable Honorable Mention

Alice Street Duplex | Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

CPHC: Passive House E-Design; Rater/Verifier: ThermalWise

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Commercial Honorable Mention

Viridescent | Falmouth, Maine

CPHC: Edward Pais; Architect: BRIBURN; Contractor: R&G Bilodeau Carpentry

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Best Project by a Young Professional (Co-Winner)

R Residence | Yokohama, Japan

CPHC/Designer: Sayo Okada - SA2 Studios; Architect: Isao Kaneko - Passive house Co.; GC: Daigo Kensetsu, Tokyo Japan; Rater/Verifier: Dr. Hideki Shibaike -Kyoto Institute of Technology

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Best Project by a Young Professional (Co-Winner)

Right-Sized Passive Home | Oak Park, Illinois

Architect/CPHC: Tom Bassett-Dilley, Architect and CPHC; Builder/GC: Evolutionary Home Builders, Brandon Weiss; Rater: Eco Achievers, Jason LaFleur

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